Cloud ERP Systems: Features, Advantages, Disadvantages and Case Study

This presentation provides a comprehensive overview of Cloud ERP systems, which integrate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software with cloud computing technology. It highlights the features of ERP, such as streamlining business processes and enhancing customer relationship management, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of both ERP and cloud computing. The presentation details the features of Cloud ERP software, including ease of use, customization, flexibility, and integration capabilities. It also discusses the advantages of Cloud ERP systems, such as reduced IT support, cost-effectiveness, and disaster recovery planning, along with disadvantages like integration issues and data migration challenges. A case study of Living Proof is presented, illustrating the successful implementation of Cloud ERP and its positive impact on revenue and sales. The presentation concludes that Cloud ERP systems offer valuable software applications through shared resources, reducing upfront costs and providing significant benefits, despite some limitations.

Cloud ERP Systems
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 The Enterprise resource planning or ERP is
an integrated management of the business
operations.
 ERP software provides continuous up
gradation of business process overview by
using databases (De Toni, Fornasier &
Nonino, 2015).
 Cloud ERP software is the amalgamation
of cloud computing and ERP software.
Introduction

ERP helps in integrating the various
departments within a business. The main
features are as follows:
 ERP helps in streamlining of business
processes (Leon, 2014).
 ERP encourages Customer Relationship
Management or CRM.
 ERP helps to reduce the total time
consumption.
 ERP provides flexibility to business.
Enterprise Resource
Planning

The major advantages of ERP are as follows:
 Better Efficiency: ERP helps to provide
better efficiency.
 Competitive Advantages: ERP helps to
provide competitive advantages to the
business (Yeh & Xu, 2013).
 Cost Effectiveness: ERP is extremely
cost effective.
 High Collaboration: This software
provides better collaboration to the
business.
Advantages of ERP

The major disadvantages of this ERP are as
follows:
 Data Migration: The migration of service
and data is difficult.
 Lack of Security: There is lack of
security to the data (Chofreh et al., 2014).
 High Indirect Costs: The indirect costs of
this software is extremely high.
Disadvantages of ERP

Cloud computing is the safest medium to
transfer any type of data or service over the
Internet. The main features of this
technology are as follows:
 Cloud computing provides elasticity and
resource pooling (Arora, Parashar &
Transforming, 2013).
 The service quality is quite high here.
 This technology helps in providing on
demand services.
Cloud Computing

Cloud computing comprises of various
advantages and these are as follows:
 Easy Implementation: Cloud can be easily
implemented.
 Easy Access: The data access is easier.
 Provides BCP: BCP is provided in cloud
computing (Fernando, Loke & Rahayu, 2013).
 High Flexibility: It provides high flexibility.
 No Complexity: There is no complexity in this
technology.
 Data Recovery: The data recovery is easier.
Advantages of Cloud Computing

The major disadvantages of this technology are as
follows:
 Bandwidth Issues: There is major issues with
bandwidth (Arora, Parashar & Transforming, 2013).
 Security Issues: The security issues are
extremely high in cloud computing.
 No Control of Data: There is no control of data
and services.
Disadvantages of Cloud
Computing

The cloud ERP systems is the integration of ERP
software and cloud computing technology. It is
the type of SaaS model in cloud computing and
helps in real time data transfer (Chofreh et al.,
2014). Moreover, it helps the users with backup
plan, disaster recovery and availability of
software. The software interruption is majorly
stopped with this cloud ERP software.
Cloud ERP Systems

The major features of the cloud ERP software
are as follows:
 Easier Usage: This software could be easily
utilized.
 Customization: Cloud ERP software helps in
customization (De Toni, Fornasier & Nonino,
2015).
 Flexibility: It provides flexibility and
scalability.
 Provides Integration: This software
provides major integration.
Features of Cloud ERP
Software

The main advantages of cloud ERP system are as follows:
 Reduces IT Support: This software helps to reduce
the IT support.
 Cost Effectiveness: It is extremely cost effective.
 Provides DR Plan: Cloud ERP provides DR plan (Leon,
2014).
 Stops Attacks: It helps in stopping the attacks.
 No Hardware Implementation: There is no
requirement of hardware implementation and
installation.
Advantages of Cloud ERP Systems

The major disadvantages of the cloud ERP software are as
follows:
 Integration Issues: There exists a major issue in integrating
the business processes.
 Lack of Managerial Processes: There is lack of managerial
processes in the software (Yeh & Xu, 2013).
 Data Migration Issues: Data migration is quite difficult here.
 Issues in Decision Making: The process of decision making is
extremely difficult.
Disadvantages of Cloud ERP Systems